Mission Australia social enterprise restaurant that provides guidance and opportunity to young Aboriginal people who are in need of a fresh start in life.Support Mentor/FacilitatorEngages and supports students through the intake program into Charcoal Lane Restaurant. Strengthens the intake process by including culturally immersive activities into the intake program. Builds and maintains relationships with community organisations. Delivers talks to groups on the history of Charcoal Lane and Aboriginal Fitzroy. Facilitates workshops with Aboriginal students to establish an empowered Indigenous voice that can improve Charcoal Lane’s process.• Designed, engaged and delivered a full day workshop with 16 past and present students of Charcoal Lane.• Planned, engaged and delivered 2019 November intake program with Charcoal Lane and successfully recruited 2 Aboriginal youth into employment.• Engaged 10 potential trainees into the 2019 intake program.

Bra Jaarn “Brother Walking”VIC 2019 – PresentA proud Gunnai & Gunditjmara Man living in Naarm (Melbourne). Honouring the steps of the giants who have come before him, he offers his insights and stories through the form of spoken word poetry and discussion at any and all events that share the vision of connection and relationship to self and others. His experience in breath-work, shadow work, holding spaces/circles and ceremonies have given birth to his own unique style and intuition.• Co-facilitated the Beyond the Bars Program 2019, as Uncle Kutcha says “Giving a voice to the voiceless” holding space for Aboriginal men to share during NAIDOC week on 3CR radio to their families whilst behind bars.• From the perception of an Aboriginal Gunnai Man at the Warrigal Creek Massacre Screenings 2018 – 2019 regularly shared insights into the impacts of inter-generational trauma and how culture and caring for country represents a way forward together.• Shared spoken spirit poetry at events such as Smith Street Dreamin festival, Warrigal Creek Massacre Screenings, Beyond the Bars, Building Bridges through Story and many other events.• Co-facilitated 4 full day workshops with Storyscape 2019 (involved interviewing and capturing stories of Elders for a augmented reality app on the History of Aboriginal Fitzroy

A national leader in Aboriginal led family violence and behaviour change programs and services. Dardi Munwurro’s focus is on culture and healing as a way to break the cycle of inter-generational trauma in Aboriginal families and communities, by empowering and inspiring individuals to heal the past, acknowledge the present and create a positive vision for the future.Support worker/facilitatorSupports and builds relationships with participants of Ngarra Jarranounith Place. Co-facilitates the parenting program, music program and other various life skills programs with external program facilitators focusing on healing and behaviour change. Drives the participants to and from programs.• Established strong relationships with participants of Ngarra Jarranounith Place• Co-facilitated programs focusing on healing and behaviour change• Co-facilitated healing and behaviour change camps

Planning and delivering state-wide healing and behaviour change programs and camps by building and maintaining relationships with community organisations throughout the state of Victoria. Presenting at Dardi Munwurro’s Men’s state-wide gathering (2017) on personal transformation and leadership.• Planned & co-facilitated 20 plus state-wide Men’s healing and behaviour change camps• Co-facilitated 100 plus stare-wide Men’s healing and behaviour change groups• Travelled state-wide presenting on healing and behaviour change with local government, local communities, universities

As the People & Culture Officer, Stephen supports the Talent, Engagement & Diversity Team in the delivery of the team’s strategy and associated initiatives and projects. These include all of Programmed’s Diversity initiatives (Indigenous Engagement Strategy, Women in the Workplace, Mature aged workers), employee engagement initiatives (Employee benefits program, company-wide & division specific engagement surveys and other engagement surveys) and talent management/development initiatives (leadership development program, Graduate management program, company-wide mentoring program and Reward and Recognition program)Key responsibilitiesSupports the Indigenous Employment Program and maintains accurate and timely reports.Coordinates Employee Benefits program communications (promotions, newsfeeds, competitions)Develops and implements specific diversity days across Programmed (NAIDOC week, Reconciliation week, Harmony Day etc)In consultation with team promotes the team’s strategy and associated initiatives through a range of media, including the company’s newsletter and on the company's newsfeeds (Intranet).Raises purchase orders and invoices.Supports the implementation of employee engagement surveys including the First Word, Final Word, Pulse Checks and Stay Surveys in consultation with team.